djozz
One thing I noticed in your mods is that you usually use a lot of heat sink mass. Although that buys you time until that mass is 'filled up' with heat, what matters in the end (I think) is a good thermal connection to the shell of the flashlight (which this Nitecore clearly does not have, shame on Nitecore!). So why not leave most of that mass out but just make sure that there is a good metal 'guidance' for the heat to the outside?
The heat sink will probably be thinner than what is shown and it will be tight (press fit) inside the body. It's just like a Maglite D, there is no room to put a heat sink in the head, it has to go in the body tube.
Rufusbduck
Nice pics. I’m curious about the driver switch combination you will use.
So am I. If it's an XM-L2, then a DrJones driver. If it's an MT-G2, then whatever the gurus tell me will work, as I have no clue. I just know it has to be able to work with the current switch that is in the light (maybe, for now, possibly). LOL
whokilledJR
It actually seems considering how they’ve isolated the heat sink from the body they are trying to stop heat from transferring to the body.
That does sound like a possibility, doesn't it? Wouldn't that be terrible if it was the reason?
MRsDNF
By using the heat sink like they have I assume they can use a thin walled tube instead off solid to make the body. Less machining and waste.
I will show photos of the body. It was a solid tube and mill work was done, just like the SRK is done.
ergotelis
Quick question, is the bezel easily removable?If you remove it, can you have then access to the led only for mod?
The bezel comes off easily and you can remove lens, O-ring and reflector from the top. Changing the led is possible, but it would be hard to solder down in there.
dthrckt
PLASTIC?!
Yep, isn't that a hoot?! I just could not believe why they would not have used an Aluminum one, (other than weight, which was probably why).